Ćehaja Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ćehaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ćehaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
Croatia51:845,72148,179
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Čehaja (163), Cehaja (42) & Çehaja (7) are calculated separately.

Ćehaja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ćehaja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ćehaja is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Čehaja, Cehaja or Çehaja. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ćehaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ćehaja live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 153,757. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Ćehaja is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 17 percent live and North Macedonia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čehaja94163/
Cehaja9442/
Çehaja947/
Ćeha80313/
Ćaja8016/
Ćeja8010/
Chaja73550/
Chajah6711/
Chajaï676/
Zehaya676/
Tshaja672/
Zeajia672/
Cehaya671/
Chahja671/
Chajaa671/
Chhaja671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ćehaja
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